Politics

By Hank Russell With this election season being what is considered to be the most hotly contested in recent memory, the New York State Court of Appeals may have made it hotter, according to some […]

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a press conference on August 14 to sign into law a bill introduced by Legislator Masi Melesa Pilip (R-Great Neck) that makes it illegal to wear […]

U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (R-Hauppauge) introduced the Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act on August 13, a bipartisan bill that he says would prevent massive cuts to New York hospitals’ Medicaid payments. He introduced the bill […]

Requests Include Capital Improvements at Train Stations By Hank Russell The East End Supervisors and Mayors Association (EESMA) recently wrote a letter to Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Robert Free, requesting that the agency […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Colin Herr Recently a coalition of lawmakers and advocates convened a press conference to address a critical issue facing 9/11 first responders and survivors. Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport), U.S. […]

Former Vice President Michael R. Pence will be the featured speaker at the Long Island Associations (LIA) annual Fall Luncheon on October 29.  LIA President & CEO Matt Cohen will moderate a wide-ranging conversation with […]

By Kayleigh Anderson In a recent poll of more than 1,195 likely New York State voters conducted by the Siena College Research Institute, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is leading Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump […]

By Hank Russell Members of the Nassau County Democratic Legislative Minority held a press conference inside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on August 5 to introduce emergency legislation that they say […]

By Hank Russell The New York State Republican Committee is calling on New York residents to vote down the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which goes up for a vote in the state on November 5. […]

By Sara Strassberg Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine held a Zoom call with local reporters on July 26 to lay out his goals for the county and what he has accomplished thus far. Some of […]